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[nnnnnnn]

The last few days I have been experiencing pain in about the first inch or so of the uretha/tip area after removing catheter. I have been using red rubber 14FR straight with plenty of lubricant.

The pain is mild and lasts for a few hours, but it concerns me because I normally have almost no sensation there. So I wonder if something was damaged.

I find catheterization painless but when I go to remove the catheter, I have to tug much harder than when inserting, and I get a kind of weird feeling.

Any ideas what this is due to? Also is there a lube that lasts for long time so that it is as easy to withdraw as to insert?

[dom]

nnnnnnn, on 07 February 2012 - 10:25 AM, said:

The last few days I have been experiencing pain in about the first inch or so of the uretha/tip area after removing catheter. I have been using red rubber 14FR straight with plenty of lubricant.

The pain is mild and lasts for a few hours, but it concerns me because I normally have almost no sensation there. So I wonder if something was damaged.

I find catheterization painless but when I go to remove the catheter, I have to tug much harder than when inserting, and I get a kind of weird feeling.

Any ideas what this is due to? Also is there a lube that lasts for long time so that it is as easy to withdraw as to insert?

Hi really sorry to hear that and can empathise with you a lot i use conveen easicath the coating on them is really slippery when wet i did try putting gel on one yeras ago and it was not very good,how long do you need to leave the catheter in? it sounds like it dries out a bit before extraction making it difficult and painful this happened to me a couple of times as i didnt soak the cath long enough it was horrible maybe changing cath brand would help or try to downsize to 12mm

[Wicky]

might you have a latex allergy, look into that, could very well be dangerous

[qbounce]

There is a lydocain gel that's used to numb the area when it feels painful. I would think that as long as you don't have any blood coming out along with the catheter then your alright.

But I'm not the expert, a Urologist might be the a good place to go for answers if it persists.

[Liz56]

You might be trying to remove the catheter a bit too quickly - if you do that it can "grab" sometimes and the urethra contract around it. When you do remove, so slow really slow and evenly and try to relax at the same time. If it does get kind of stuck, don't tug at it. Just stop a few seconds then try to draw it out slowly again. If that doesn't work, then it would be worth checking the lubrication. The other thing to check is if you have infection. Any sign of cloudiness at all in your urine and it needs testing to check for bugs.